What is the difference in land animals slaughtered for meat between Thailand and Türkiye?

27.72 million animals, with Türkiye ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Thailand and Türkiye?

64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Land animals slaughtered for meat. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Thailand vs Türkiye: Land animals slaughtered for meat

Thailand

1.34 billion animals

in 2024

Türkiye

1.37 billion animals

in 2024

Thailand rank

14th

Türkiye rank

12th

Land animals slaughtered for meat over time

Thailand
Türkiye

How they compare

Türkiye currently reports 1.37 billion animals against 1.34 billion animals in Thailand, a difference of 27.72 million animals.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Thailand ahead.

Thailand ranks 14th and Türkiye ranks 12th of 199 countries.

Thailand has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Thailand	Türkiye	Difference	Ahead
1960s	110.56 million animals	57.14 million animals	53.41 million animals	Thailand
1970s	191.10 million animals	128.41 million animals	62.69 million animals	Thailand
1980s	305.00 million animals	247.08 million animals	57.92 million animals	Thailand
1990s	698.28 million animals	322.56 million animals	375.72 million animals	Thailand
2000s	916.69 million animals	520.06 million animals	396.64 million animals	Thailand
2010s	1.17 billion animals	1.09 billion animals	83.67 million animals	Thailand
2020s	1.29 billion animals	1.29 billion animals	2.67 million animals	Thailand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land animals slaughtered for meat, Thailand or Türkiye?: Türkiye, at 1.37 billion animals against 1.34 billion animals in Thailand as of 2024.
What is the difference in land animals slaughtered for meat between Thailand and Türkiye?: 27.72 million animals, with Türkiye ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Thailand and Türkiye?: 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Thailand and Türkiye rank globally for land animals slaughtered for meat?: Thailand ranks 14th and Türkiye ranks 12th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Land animals slaughtered for meat. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Land animals slaughtered for meat
Unit: animals
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 11,563 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

This data is based on the country of production, not consumption.